UVa to face Auburn in Chick-fil-A Bowl

by Jerry Ratcliffe on December 4th, 2011

Virginia is headed to the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year’s Eve to face Auburn in the Georgia Dome.

Meanwhile, the ACC is sending two teams to the BCS for the first time in league history. Clemson will play in the Orange Bowl, while Virginia Tech is headed to the Sugar Bowl.

Stay tuned for more details.

The Cavaliers will be making their fourth trip to the Atlanta Bowl. Virginia’s first-ever bowl appearance came in the game, formerly known as the Peach Bowl, by defeating Big 10 runner-up Purdue in 1984. In that game, Virginia defeated the Jim Everett-led Boilermakers 27-24 at old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

UVa also scored one of its most dramatic wins ever in the 1995 Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome when the Cavaliers defeated Georgia, 34-27, when Pete Allen returned a late kickoff for the winning touchdown.

The Cavaliersreturned to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in 1998 and lost to Georgia 35-23.

Virginia has played Auburn twice, both during the George Welsh era. The Cavaliers lost to the Tigers in Scott Stadium, 28-17 in 1997, the same night that Ronald Curry committed to the Wahoos before the game.
The Cavaliers traveled to Auburn the following season and shut out the TIgers, 19-0.

Stay tuned for more details.

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